Bicycling with Moliere

A once great actor, Serge Tanneur (Fabrice Luchini), has retired from the limelight. Fellow actor Gauthier Valence (Lambert Wilson), whose career is flying high, is planning a production of Molière's play The Misanthrope and wants to offer Serge the role of Filinte. Gauthier is convinced he will accept, but Serge plays hard to get. Instead of committing, he suggests they rehearse together, alternating roles. for a week. An Italian divorcee (Maya Sansa) brings also a romantic spark into his life...